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Activity

Time frame/Location

Unit

Comments

1

Support to Implementation of Administrative Reform at the Regional level

1.1

Interregional seminar “Implementation of administrative reform at the regional level in the context of the economic crisis”

May 2009,

Rostov-on-Don

PAR team

The workshop will be conducted for civil servants from selected SFD regions .¹ Cooperation with Rostov Oblast Administration in organization of the workshop is considered.

2

Improving Result Orientation and Performance Management in Executive Authorities of the SFD Regions

2.1

WB – French knowledge sharing program on performance management:

Interregional seminar on monitoring and evaluation of health services

March – December 2009, SFD regions

PAR team / French Embassy in Russia

2.2

Peer learning visit to France: performance management in public health

Fall 2009

PAR team / French Embassy in Russia

2.3

Monitoring progress in governance modernization in the South Russia: analysis and report

November 2009,

SFD regions

PAR team

2.4

Seminar “Approaches to monitoring and analysis of performance of the state policy on the labor market under the conditions of the economic crisis”

June 2009, Rostov-on-Don

HD team

Knowledge-sharing event for 50 regional officials from SFD regions on sharing international and best Russian experience

2.5

Technical assistance to Republic of Kalmykia: building competitive resource distribution mechanisms as a tool for stimulating efficiency of budget planning subjects, particularly of rural municipalities. Analysis and development of guidelines for performance assessment of authorities of urban and rural district municipalities.

Elista

PAR team

Activity schedule is being agreed with the client – Republic of Kalmykia

2.6

Technical assistance to North Ossetia: performance management in health sector

April 2009,

Vladikavkaz

PAR team

Completion of activity implemented since October 2008. A decision on continuation of TA on additional dimensions to be taken after assessment and discussion of the results of the current activity with the client – Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.

3

Implementing Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA)

3.1

Workshop on Disseminating the Experience of North Ossetia in Developing RIA methodology

June 2009, Vladikavkaz

PAR team,

Ossetia

consultants

3.2

Dissemination Seminar on the Survey of Regulatory Agencies in 20 Russian Regions and the resulting Report.

July-August 2009, Rostov

PAR - team, survey

firm

Joint activity with the Rostov oblast

4

Diagnostics and Reduction of Administrative Barriers to Investment and Small and Medium Enterprise Development

Technical assistance: Adygheya, North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachaevo-Cherkessia

4.1

Survey of 300 firms and 100 individual entrepreneurs in Adygheya to benchmark 17 indicators to compare with SFD and other Russia’s regions

February- August

Maykop, Adygheysk and Guiaguinsk

FIAS

The survey will provide the baseline for investment climate in the Republic

4.2

Collect information from regulatory agencies regarding the time and cost of getting through the procedures measured by the same 17 indicators

February- May, Maykop

FIAS

The info will be formatted into templates which would facilitate preparation of service standards

4.3

Delivery of the report on the findings of the diagnostics and recommendations for the Action Plan to implement reforms

September – October,

Maykop

FIAS

The report will provide comparators on investment climate vis-а-vis other SFD and Russia regions

4.4

Inter-regional seminar “Pre-trial appeals of decisions and actions of regional executive authorities”

September - October 2009, Maykop

PAR team

A learning event for 50 participants from SFD regional authorities to share international experience and Russian practice . Cooperation with FIAS is considered

4.5

Presentation of the findings of the study of admin barriers and assistance provided to Adygheya, North Ossetia, Karachaevo-Cherkessia at the 9^th International Forum “Entrepreneurship in the South of Russia: Investment and Innovation”

September – October,

Rostov-on-Don

FIAS

A major regional forum on investment climate with participation of all SFD regions and the Office of the SFD Plenipotentiary

4.6

TA to Republic of Dagestan “Improvement of business climate and investment development”

Activity parameters and schedule to be agreed with the client – Republic of Dagestan. Knowledge-sharing events through VC and consultations with WB

4.7

Inter-regional seminar “State interventions in economic activities of companies”

Pyatigorsk

To be confirmed. The request has been placed by Stavropol Krai Government. Clarification on the topic is required from Stavropol Krai government, to decide whether it fits thematic focus of the Trust-Fund.

5

Improving Accessibility and Quality of Public Services

5.1

Technical assistance to Republic of Adygheya: Development of MfSCs

PAR team

Activity schedule is being agreed with the client – Republic of Adygheya

5.2

Monitoring of services provided by MfSCs in SFD: sociological survey

June-November

2009

PAR team

Activity schedule is being agreed with the client – Ministry of Economic Development

5.3

Inter-regional seminar “Development of MfSCs in SFD: regional and municipal level aspects”

September 2009, Volgograd

PAR team

A learning event for 50 regional officials from SFD regions on the best practice and progress of MFC development. Cooperation with MoED is considered.

6

Combating corruption at the regional level

6.1

Inter-regional seminar on mechanisms to implement National Anticorruption Plan at sub-national level

October 2009, Pyatigorsk

PAR team / CIDA

A learning event for 50 regional officials from SFD regions on sharing international and best Russian experience on improving public procurement, implementing anticorruption analysis of legislation, addressing transparency and access to information, as well as conflict of interest at civil service issues. Cooperation with CIDA PAR is considered.

7

Local Initiatives Support Programme

HD team

7.1

Training of municipal authorities and local consultants on participatory planning and priorities

January-February 2009

HD team, jointly with Institute of Urban Economics

(IUE)

Including on-job-trainings for selected settlement communities

7.2

Training of municipal authorities and local consultants on participatory monitoring

May 2009

HD team

(IUE)

Including on-job-trainings for selected settlement communities

7.3

Impact evaluation survey

May-June 2009

HD team

Benchmark survey was conducted in June 2007

7.4

TA for LISP preparation to other SFO regions (Adygheya, Astrakhan oblast, Kabardino-Balkaria)

March-October 2009

HD team

Including support with preparation of regulatory documents, establishment of WGs, development of OMs and other operational documents

7.5

Baseline surveys in Adygheya, Astrakhan oblast, Kabardino-Balkaria

June-August 2009

HD team

7.6

Federal level information dissemination workshop on LISP preparation

May 2009

HD team

7.7

Report on analysis of the capacity of pilot regions to start LISP implementation

October 2009

7.8

SFD regional LISP workshop

September 2009

HD team

8

General Coordination of Cooperation Programme and Informational Support

(implemented by the Secretariat for the Working Group in Rostov-on-Don)

8.1

Resource Center of the Secretariat for the Working Group

December 2008 – December 2009, Rostov-on-Don

PAR team

On-going activity

8.2

Maintaining web-site www.gosupravlenie-yfo.ru

December 2008 – December 2009, Rostov-on-Don

PAR team

On-going activity

8.3

Coordination of Action Plan activities implementation

December 2008 – December 2009, Rostov-on-Don

PAR team

On-going activity

8.4

The Working Group Meeting

February 2010,

Rostov-on-Don

PAR team